Action films showcasing martial arts combat — from kung fu classics to modern fight choreography.
Martial Arts Action Movies — 58 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.
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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
The Matrix
1999
Lana Wachowski
8.2
Action, Science Fiction
United States of America
136
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Quentin Tarantino
8
Action, Crime
United States of America
111
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
Quentin Tarantino
8
Action, Crime
United States of America
253
A former assassin—known only as The Bride—wakes up from a coma to wreak vengeance on her former boss and lover, Bill, and his team of assassins, The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, who betrayed her and left her for dead. Quentin Tarantino’s 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' combines the two...
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Quentin Tarantino
7.9
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
136
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.
Warrior
2011
Gavin O'Connor
7.8
Drama, Action
United States of America
140
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Ip Man
2008
Wilson Yip
7.8
Drama, Action, History
China
106
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film sta...
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
Chad Stahelski
7.7
Action, Thriller, Crime
Germany
170
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
The Man from Nowhere
2010
Lee Jeong-beom
7.7
Action, Thriller, Crime
South Korea
119
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
The Raid 2
2014
Gareth Evans
7.6
Action, Crime, Thriller
Indonesia
150
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021
Destin Daniel Cretton
7.5
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
United States of America
132
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
Kung Fu Hustle
2004
Stephen Chow
7.5
Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
China
99
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on th...
Ip Man 2
2010
Wilson Yip
7.5
Action, History, Drama
China
108
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputati...
Hero
2002
Zhang Yimou
7.5
Drama, Adventure, Action, History
Hong Kong
99
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
Fearless
2006
Ronny Yu
7.5
Drama, Action
China
103
After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.
Police Story
1985
Jackie Chan
7.5
Action, Crime, Comedy
Hong Kong
100
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
Chad Stahelski
7.4
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
131
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his...
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
Ang Lee
7.4
Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance
Hong Kong
120
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Enter the Dragon
1973
Robert Clouse
7.4
Action
Hong Kong
102
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
The Way of the Dragon
1972
Bruce Lee
7.4
Action, Crime
Hong Kong
100
After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.
Drunken Master
1978
Yuen Woo-Ping
7.4
Action, Comedy
Hong Kong
111
After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994
Lau Kar-Leung
7.4
Action, Comedy
Hong Kong
102
Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunk...
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
Chad Stahelski
7.3
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
122
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.
Kung Fu Panda
2008
Mark Osborne
7.3
Animation, Family, Comedy, Action
United States of America
90
Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace. Under reluctant guidance by Master Shifu and the Furious Five, Po must embrace who he is to unlock the power that no scroll can ...
Ip Man 4: The Finale
2019
Wilson Yip
7.3
Action, History, Drama
China
105
Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.
House of Flying Daggers
2004
Zhang Yimou
7.3
Adventure, Drama, Action
China
119
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
The Karate Kid
1984
John G. Avildsen
7.2
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
United States of America
127
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortun...
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
John Carpenter
7.2
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
United States of America
100
Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.
Fist of Fury
1972
Lo Wei
7.2
Drama, Action, Thriller
Hong Kong
108
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.
Rush Hour
1998
Brett Ratner
7.1
Action, Comedy, Crime
United States of America
97
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership a...
Shaolin Soccer
2001
Stephen Chow
7.1
Action, Comedy
Hong Kong
113
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Ong-Bak
2003
Prachya Pinkaew
7.1
Action, Crime
Thailand
105
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Mortal Kombat
2021
Simon McQuoid
7
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
United States of America
110
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
The Foreigner
2017
Martin Campbell
7
Action, Thriller, Crime
China
113
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a Bri...
Bloodsport
1988
Newt Arnold
7
Action, Thriller, Drama
United States of America
92
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
Ip Man 3
2015
Wilson Yip
7
Action, Drama, History
China
105
When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.
Karate Kid: Legends
2025
Jonathan Entwistle
7
Action, Adventure, Drama
United States of America
94
After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition – but his skills alone aren't enough. Li's kung fu teacher Mr. Han enlists original Karate Kid...
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
6.9
Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
China
95
While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.
Unleashed
2005
Louis Leterrier
6.9
Action, Crime
China
103
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car accident, Danny escapes and meets...
Kiss of the Dragon
2001
Chris Nahon
6.9
Action, Crime, Thriller
France
98
Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
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